Date: Fri 26-Feb-1999

Publication: Bee

Author: SHANNON

Quick Words:

Twisted-Sister-Murphys

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ON THE ROAD/SHANNON HICKS

The Holiday Inn in Danbury (Newtown Road, opposite Bradlees) will host a

record show on Sunday, February 28. Dealer space is still available, at $60

for a six-foot table, or $30 for a three-foot table; call Absolute Vinyl, the

show's sponsor, at 973/746-7775, for details.

The show itself will run 10 am to 4 pm, with no admission charged. Anyone

interested in attending the preview, which opens at 8 pm, can pay $20. THE

BLACK MAMA DHARMA BAND will be performing at noon.

Next month at Tune Inn in New Haven, DROPKICK MURPHYS will celebrate the

release of their second full-length release. The band has a March 19 show in

New Haven, three days after the release of The Gang's All Here . The new album

builds on the band's punk rock sound, and also reflects the influence of the

Boston group's Irish roots with covers of "The Fighting 69th" and "Amazing

Grace," the latter complete with bagpipes.

If the name sounds familiar, it may be because Dropkick Murphys went on the

road for a full US and European tour with THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES during

the fall of 1997.

Speaking of Toad's Place, the New Haven nightclub begins this year's St

Patrick's Day celebrating this weekend with a show Friday night (Feb 26) by

THE HIGHLAND ROVERS. WPLR is co-sponsoring the show, along with Guinness.

There will be an opening set by Carnival Dogs, and one lucky showgoer may even

win a trip to Ireland.

Monday night, REEL BIG FISH will be on stage, headlining to support its newest

album, Why Do They Rock So Hard? Look elsewhere in this week's "Enjoy" section

for details about that show, and a feature on the band.

Next Thursday, it's Yale's Battle of the Bands. The show is open to all ages,

and doors open at 6:30. The music starts at 7 pm.

MIGHTY PURPLE's CD release party at Toad's Place will be on the 11th of next

month. The band has been signed to its first label, Wild Pitch Records of New

York City, and will be celebrating the release of Para Mejor O Peor... Mighty

Purple Live , the majority of which was recorded right at the historic New

Haven nightclub.

No tickets yet, but TRAGICALLY HIP has been added to the calendar for an April

30 concert at The Webster Theatre in Hartford. The show is open to all ages.

It's official. After months of rumor and conjecture, primarily over the

Internet, TWISTED SISTER, the legendary band that became one of the world's

biggest rock acts of the Eighties, has reunited for a limited number of live

appearances in the summer of 1999.

Original members Dee Snider, Jay Jay French, Marc Mendoza, Eddie Ojeda and

A.J. Pero will perform together, in full make-up and costume, for the first

time in 12 years. The band's 1999 schedule has yet to be released.

Until next week, I'll be seeing you... on the road.

Questions and comments concerning "On The Road" (or anything music related)

should be sent to Shannon Hicks, c/o Bee Publishing Co., 5 Church Hill Road,

Newtown 06470, or shannon @thebee.com. Include a phone number for

confirmation, please . If you don't have a stamp or a piece of paper or a

writing utensil that works, give me a call! Phone number at the office is

426-3141. Shows listed on the calendar at club locations are for ages 21 and

over unless specified.

UPCOMING CONCERTS

FEBRUARY 26 -- Peter Obre at Mary Hawley Inn, Newtown; Mighty Mighty Bosstones

at SHU's Pitt Center, Fairfield; The Nerds at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; The

Highland Rovers at Toad's Place, New Haven, Carnival Dogs opening;

February 27 -- Rod Stewart at the Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford; Natalie

Merchant at The Palace, New Haven; Future Tense at Tuxedo Junction;

February 28 -- System of a Down at Toad's Place, (Hed)Pe opening (all ages).

MARCH 1 -- Reel Big Fish at Toad's Place, New Haven (all ages), Zebrahead and

Teen Hero opening;

March 5 -- Toybox at Tuxedo Junction, Danbury; Soul Brains (formerly Bad

Brains) at Toad's Place (all ages), The Pilfers and Gargantua Soul opening;

Cry, Cry, Cry at UHartford's Lincoln Theatre, West Hartford, James Keeleghan

opening;

March 6 -- Scream at Tuxedo Junction; Cheryl Wheeler at Town Crier Cafe,

Pawling, NY;

March 7 -- The Wolfe Tones at North Haven Holiday Inn (35th anniversary show,

5 pm start);

March 10 -- The Black Crowes at the Oakdale, Wallingford;

March 11 -- Mighty Purple (CD release party!) at Toad's Place (all ages),

Butterflies of Love and Project Nimh opening;

March 12 -- Jonny Lang at The Palace, New Haven, Chris Whitley opening;

Shakedown at Toad's Place (all ages), Psychedelic Breakfast opening;

March 13 -- 'N Sync at New Haven Coliseum; Mose Allison at Towne Crier Cafe,

Pawling, NY; The Black Crowes at Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville;

March 14 -- The Tipperary Knights at Toad's Place (mid-afternoon, post-parade

show); Sebadoh at Toad's Place (regular evening show, all ages), Playtopia and

Hospital opening;

March 16 -- Better Than Ezra at Toad's Place (all ages), Train and Jude

opening;

March 17 -- The Clancy Brothers at Toad's Place; The Moody Blues at the

Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford;

March 18 -- Michelle Lewis at Toad's Place (all ages), The Aggressors opening;

March 19 -- Moppin Sauce at Fat Daddy's, Watertown; Patti Rothberg at Town

Crier Cafe, Marc Teamaker opening; Dropkick Murphys at Tune Inn, New Haven;

March 21 -- Jeff Beck at the Oakdale Theatre;

March 25 -- Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters at Toad's Place, Cobalt Rhythm

Kings opening;

March 27 -- Gov't Mule at The Webster Theatre, Hartford;

March 29 -- The Rolling Stones at Hartford Civic Center, Goo Goo Dolls opening

(single tickets still available; no tickets are left for March 28 show).